Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This is a WordPress plugin information leak. A logged-in user with Contributor-level access or higher may be able to read Elementor template content that should remain private, pending, or draft. The main business risk is exposure of unpublished page content or internal campaign material, not site takeover.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate-priority remediation item. It is unlikely to create immediate outage or full compromise, but it can expose unpublished or sensitive site content to low-privilege users. Prioritize sites with many contributors, agencies, contractors, or shared editorial accounts.
Technical view
CVE-2024-12532 affects BWD Elementor Addons up to and including 4.3.18. The reported issue is in widgets/bwdeb-content-switcher.php and is classified as CWE-200. CVSS 3.1 is 4.3, requiring network access and low-privileged authentication, with low confidentiality impact and no integrity or availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most relevant to WordPress sites using BWD Elementor Addons <= 4.3.18 where Contributor, Author, Editor, or similar accounts exist. Public-only sites without untrusted authenticated users have lower practical risk, but should still update because compromised low-privilege accounts could abuse it.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. Exploitation requires an authenticated account with Contributor-level access or above. The vulnerability concerns reading restricted template data, not unauthenticated compromise or remote code execution.
Researcher notes
The provided evidence identifies the vulnerable plugin, affected version range, file location, CWE, CVSS vector, and required privilege level. The bundle does not provide exploit details, a named fixed version, or active exploitation confirmation. Avoid assuming broader Elementor or WordPress core exposure.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for BWD Elementor Addons versions up to 4.3.18.
- Check vendor and WordPress plugin guidance for the corrected release.
- Update the plugin to a non-vulnerable version when available.
- Restrict Contributor-level access to trusted users until remediated.
- Review draft, pending, and private Elementor templates for sensitive content.
Validation and detection
- Confirm installed plugin version on each WordPress site.
- Review WordPress user roles for Contributor-level or higher access.
- Verify private, pending, and draft templates are not exposed to low-privilege users.
- Check logs for unusual authenticated access to Elementor template-related paths.
- Document remediation status for each affected site.
Public sources used
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CWE-200: Information exposure and cloud metadata lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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SSVC decision data
CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N2.81.4WordfenceVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Vulnerability timeline
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- Source timelineWordfence
Vendor Notified
- CVE reservedCVE Program
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- Source timelineWordfence
Disclosed
- CVE publishedCVE Program
The CVE record was published.
- CVE updatedCVE Program
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8bdf6a52-7316-440b-9d36-d405a672dce1?source=cveCVE reference, Wordfence
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3211460/bwd-elementor-addonsCVE reference, Wordfence
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CWE details
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